[English] o/t: Gov/AEU Agreement

Gail reynolds.gail.g at edumail.vic.gov.au
Thu May 8 09:44:00 EST 2008


Can I suggset the appropriate place to gain clarification of these issues is with the AEU.  They are always happy to talk to members about issues like this and the info is more likely to be absolutely accurate and is only a phone call away. I haven't looked, but I would also suspect that their web site may have the agreement outline up by now.
Gail
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  From: Mary Mason 
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  Sorry my message should have said a second year graduate teacher.

  mary

  Mary Mason
  Director of Teaching and Learning

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  >>> mary.mason at geelongcollege.vic.edu.au 8/05/2008 8:50 am >>>

  It is still not clear whether a first year new graduate teacher is going to earn less than a graduate teacher under this scheme. Presumably this is not the case. Can you please confirm that a second or a third year graduate teacher will have the same salary + the step to the next level?

  thanks

  Mary

  Mary Mason
  Director of Teaching and Learning

  ph: (03) 52263157
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  >>> brku at netconnect.com.au 7/05/2008 9:28 pm >>>

  The flat percentage increases will probably only just keep up with inflation. However the union has won significant wage increases by a career restructure. Hence the pay rises are uneven. There will be significant gains for leading teacher 1, experienced teachers 3, and graduate teachers and any teachers moving into these levels in the lifetime of the aggreement. Teachers at other levels will be compensated to some extent by one off cash payments. The other effect is to have a larger percentage rise first up - 4.9% immediately - so that the following 2.71% pay rises will have a compounding effect resulting in a greater dollar value.

  Robyn Kuchel
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    From: Mary Mason 
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    Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 8:00 AM
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    I am sure there is confusion out there for all teachers. There appear to be contradictions. If the Government is right, then teachers at the end of this four years will have just kept up with inflation and they will again be worse off than the NSW teachers. Has anyone got better clarification than The Age or ABC which seem to be thoroughly confused?

    Mary

    Mary Mason
    Director of Teaching and Learning

    ph: (03) 52263157
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    >>> stephen at melbpc.org.au 6/05/2008 7:26 pm >>>
    Victorian teachers to be nation's best-paid

    Farrah Tomazin May 5, 2008 - 11:33AM
    <http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/05/05/1209839508834.html>

    The education union has hailed a deal that will make Victorian teachers 
    the highest-paid in the country as the best deal for its members in more 
    than 25 years.

    The agreement between the State Government and the Australian Education 
    Union (AEU) resolves a 14-month industrial row, which included three 
    statewide teachers' strikes and weeks of rolling half-day stoppages.

    The unions had threatened to walk off the job from May 13 to 15, 
    disrupting during the first national literacy and numeracy tests. The 
    resolution of the industr! ! ! ial dispute means those tests are now likely to 
    go ahead without disruption.

    AEU Victorian branch president Mary Bluett said it was the best enterprise 
    bargaining deal for teachers that she had seen in 25 years with the union.

    11% rise for some

    However, there appears to be some contention over the increases announced 
    by Premier John Brumby and Education Minister Bronwyn Pike this morning.

    The Government says the deal will equate to a 4.9% pay rise in the first 
    year and 2.7% in the second and third years of the agreement.

    But the union believes some of biggest beneficiaries of the deal will get 
    between 8% and 11%.

    "It's a complex arrangement, but the least any teacher is going to get out 
    of this is somewhere between five and six per cent per annum,'' Ms Bluett 
    said.

    "This is the best outcome in terms of salary and career structure in my 
    history as a union official of 25 years standing,'' Ms ! Bl! ue! tt said.

    Pupil-free days to stay

    A key sticking poin t in negotiations was the issue of pupil-free days, 
    which the Government had originally wanted to abolish.

    Under the new deal, three pupil free training days will be brought to the 
    start of the term and become professional training days and only one will 
    be held mid-term, in a bid to minimise disruption to parents.

    It also includes an exits strategy to remove disengage teachers from 
    classroom and find them new jobs.

    Secondary students will get an extra six days of tuition each year under 
    the deal, Mr Brumby said, describing it as a win for students and teachers.

    "A graduate teacher in Victoria currently earns $46,127 and under this 
    agreement will become the highest-paid graduate teacher in the country 
    earning $51,184, while an experienced classroom teacher will receive a 
    $10,000 pay rise to $75,500."

    Mr Brumby said the pay deal was consistent with the Government's wages 
    policy of a 3.25% rise every y! ear, ! plus! increases off-set by service 
    improvement.

    State-by-state teacher salaries:

    Maximum for a classroom teacher 

    Victoria - 2007: $65,414, 2008: $75,500

    NSW - 2007: $72,454, 2008: $75,352

    Queensland - 2007: $69,225, 2008: $71,994

    South Australia - 2007: $68,422, 2008: $68,422

    West Australia - 2007: $67,446, 2008: $71,206

    ACT - 2007: $71,767, 2008: $74,279

    Northern Territory: 2007: $70,047, 2008: $72,849


    Graduate Entry 

    Victoria - 2007: $46,127, 2008: $51,184

    NSW - 2007: $49,050, 2008: $50,522

    Queensland - 2007: $46,950, 2008: $48,829

    South Australia - 2007: $49,605, 2008: $49,605

    West Australia - 2007: $44,618, 2008: $45,733

    ACT: 2007: $50,781, 2008: $50,781

    Northern Territory: $49,944, 2008: $49,944

    Source: Victorian Government 
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